Chesterton Senior High School
2125 South 11th St
Chesterton IN, 46304, Porter County
Phone: 219-983-3730
Ranking: 
(62 out of 351, top 18%)*
(62 out of 351, top 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Duneland School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 98 | 95 | 103 | 93 | 106 | 93 | 92 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,028 | 2,021 | 1,968 | 1,986 | 1,944 | 1,921 | 2,025 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 512 | 25.2% | 507 | 25.1% | 513 | 26.1% | 540 | 27.2% | 496 | 25.5% | 454 | 23.6% | 519 | 25.6% |
| Grade 10: | 507 | 25.0% | 515 | 25.5% | 533 | 27.1% | 492 | 24.8% | 464 | 23.9% | 508 | 26.4% | 497 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 490 | 24.2% | 521 | 25.8% | 483 | 24.5% | 450 | 22.7% | 516 | 26.5% | 492 | 25.6% | 536 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 511 | 25.2% | 478 | 23.7% | 439 | 22.3% | 504 | 25.4% | 468 | 24.1% | 467 | 24.3% | 473 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | 8 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,029 | 50.7% | 1,030 | 51.0% | 1,010 | 51.3% | 1,010 | 50.9% | 968 | 49.8% | 957 | 49.8% | 1,010 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 999 | 49.3% | 991 | 49.0% | 958 | 48.7% | 976 | 49.1% | 915 | 47.1% | 911 | 47.4% | 971 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 32 | 1.6% | 26 | 1.3% | 26 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.0% | 22 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.2% | 25 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 173 | 8.5% | 163 | 8.1% | 131 | 6.7% | 132 | 6.6% | 107 | 5.5% | 85 | 4.4% | 96 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 43 | 2.1% | 37 | 1.8% | 33 | 1.7% | 33 | 1.7% | 35 | 1.8% | 27 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.1% |
| White: | 1,728 | 85.2% | 1,742 | 86.2% | 1,727 | 87.8% | 1,741 | 87.7% | 1,721 | 88.5% | 1,730 | 90.1% | 1,831 | 90.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 2.4% | 50 | 2.5% | 49 | 2.5% | 59 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 391 | 19.3% | 357 | 17.7% | 327 | 16.6% | 321 | 16.2% | 213 | 11.0% | 212 | 11.0% | 189 | 9.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 5.3% | 129 | 6.4% | 110 | 5.6% | 89 | 4.5% | 122 | 6.3% | 72 | 3.7% | 71 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.80 | 21.27 | 19.04 | 21.41 | 18.34 | 20.80 | 22.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79% | 81% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.2% | 88.3% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 86.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 47.5% | 47.5% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Chesterton Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.